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Re: Incredible Shrinking Disease
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lugnet.town
Date: 
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:05:50 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Mark Herzberg writes:
They cannot go back into space, and they have used
just about every Castle idea. They could go to India or a Roman-Greco theme,
but I don't see that happening. And they already did Pirates, and
Soccer/Football is the only sports theme that I see working with LEGO. What's
left? Why, Town of course.

There is also the full range of Disney properties to negotiate and license...
(Shudder!)

Lego has not yet done a superheroes line.
(Hmm.. please bring out a bullet train for Superman to pick up..)

I wonder if some kind of cyber-themed clone of Rock Raiders is in the cards.
(Shudder!)

But we want Town to be fixed and not these silly things.



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  Re: Incredible Shrinking Disease
 
(...) The Disney line-up, arriving in July, will cover Mickey, Minnie and Friends. Although it uses SYSTEM/FABULAND elements, it is being marketed, at least in the US, as DUPLO. Older kids don't go for Mickey & Friends. And while Disney does have (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)

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(...) It actually all has to do with the market. The US City Centre range is 21 sets, and S@H still carries many discontinued models, bringing the total to over 30, probably because of lack of sales. The US train range continues with 11 sets, plus (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)

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